NN, Inc. Appoints William Dries To Board Of Directors

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn., May 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- NN, Inc. (NASDAQ: NNBR) today announced that William Dries has been appointed to the Company's Board of Directors. Mr. Dries replaces Richard Fanelli who has retired from the Board of Directors after eight years of service.

Most recently, and prior to his retirement in 2011, Mr. Dries served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at EnPro Industries, Inc., a NYSE listed, engineered industrial products manufacturer. Previous to joining EnPro he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at United Dominion Industries, a machine and instrument manufacturer, which was acquired by SPX Industries in 2001. Earlier in his tenure at United he served as Manager of Accounting and Senior Vice President of Finance and Controller. Prior to joining United Dominion, Mr. Dries was an audit principal at Ernst & Young in New York for 11 years. He holds an MBA from Rutgers University.

Ron Morris, Chairman of the Board said, "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I am very pleased to welcome Bill to the Board. His significant knowledge of industrial companies as well as his strong financial background will be of great benefit to the Board and NN as the Company continues to implement its strategic growth priorities. We are grateful to Dick for his valuable perspective and leadership while serving on the Board. We wish him and his family the best."

NN, Inc. manufacturers and supplies high precision metal bearing components, industrial plastic and rubber products and precision metal components to a variety of markets on a global basis. Headquartered in Johnson City, Tennessee, NN has 12 manufacturing plants in the United States, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, Mexico and China. NN, Inc. had sales of US $373 million in 2013.

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